Fence-post.



H. IS EBRANDS.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 1916. 1,192,319., v Patented July 25,1916.

V I INVENTOR WITNESSES I J: ,2 a

HENRY ISEIBRANDS, 0F GEORGE, IOWA.

FENCE-POST.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ISEBRANDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at George, in the county of Lyon and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence- Posts, of whichthe;

following is a specification.

This invention relates to fence posts and more particularly to metallicfence posts which are used in the construction of a wire fence and thatwill readily adapt lts'elf to fences where the wires are strung atd1fferent distances from each other in superposed relation. 1

A further object of the invention 1s the provision of a metallic fencepost which will securely lock the strands of wire rigidly to the fencepost so that a minimum of vlbration of the wire strands will beobtained. The locking wire is provided with bent portions in the curvesof which the locking means is mounted.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a fence post whichconsists of comparatively few parts and is simple in construction, butdurable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to whlch devicesof this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and advantages and meritsthereof, reference is to be had to the following description and theaccompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofinvention, in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section of a modifiedform of cutting the slots.

The post is constructed preferably of I metal and consists of acylindrical post 1 which is struck outwardly or bent to form a ridge 2,the inner walls of which provide; a V-shaped groove 3. The ridge 2 ispro-' vided with a series of superposed openings or notches 4 which areout at an angle with respect to the center line of the post and the wirestrands 5 are mounted in the notches 4 and, by reason of the angulardisposition of the notches, they are at all times securely held inposition. A slot 6 is formed at the upper end of the ridge between twoof the notches 4 which communicates with Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Application filed February 16, 1916. Serial No. 78,713.

the inside of the cylinder 1 and a locking wire 7 is wound around thecylinder and through the groove or slot 6 and its ends are tied togetheras at 8.

A stay wire 9 is mounted in the groove 3 and between the end of thegroove and the wire strands 5, which are mounted in the slots, the staywire therefore preventing dislacement of the wire strands 5 and alsoolding them securely against any possible play within the openings ornotches 4. The upper end of the stay wire 9 is bent inwardly as at 10and the locking wire 7 engages with the curve 10 and it will be observedby referring to Fig.2 of the drawing that, from this construction, thestay wire 9 is prevented from being longitudinally moved until thelocking wire 7 has been removed. The end of the stay wire 9 is bent toprovide a handle 11 for facilitating the insertion or extraction of thestay wire.

The upper end of the post, at a point at the end of the ridge isprovided with a beveled edge or cut-ofl' portion 12. The top of the postmay be hammered or struck with a driving hammer for driving the postinto the ground but, by virtue of the beveled portion 12, the slots ornotches 4 will not be closed by the force of the hammer. In themodification shown in Fig. 4 the postis pro.

vided with straight out horizontal slots 4 for the reception of the wirestrands.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durablefence post has been provided, the details of which embody the preferredform. A I desire it to be understood however, that slight changes ormodifications in the minor details of construction may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

I claim:

1. In combination with a fence post having a plurality of angularlydisposed seats therein, said seats adapted to receive and support aplurality of fence wires, a tie wire arranged adjacent said seats, saidtie wire having areversed curve portion formed adjacent one end thereofand engageable with the adjacent fence wire, and a second tiewirearranged about said post and engageable with the remaining portion ofsaid reversed curve, whereby the same may be locked in position.

2. In combination with a fence post, having a vertically disposed ribextending for a portion throughout the length thereof, and a'pluralityof angularly disposed wire receiving seats arranged in said rib,'of astay wire arranged adjacent said rib and said seats, said stay wirehaving a reversely curved portion formed adjacent one end thereof, oneportion of said reversed curve engageable with the adjacent fence wire,a locking wire encircling. said post and engageable with the remainingportion of said reversed curve whereby the stay wire may be lockedimposition, and means formed by bending one end of the stay wire uponitself for extracting the same.

3. A fence post comprising a hollow cylinder, a ridge formed on saidcylinder having angularly disposed slots cut therein for the receptionof strands of wire, a stay wire having an S-shaped bend formed thereinat one end thereof, a locking wire extending around said cylinder andthrough a horizontal slot formed in said ridge, said locking wireengaging the bend in said stay wire,

and a handle formed on the end of said stay wire. 4. A fence post,including a hollow cylindrical body, a longitudinally disposed ridgearranged exteriorly of said body and extending for a portion throughoutthe length thereof, a plurality of slots arranged in said ridge forreceiving fence wires, a tie wire arranged interiorly of said body andadjacent said seats, said tiewire having a reversed curved portionformed adjacent one end thereof and engageable with the adjacentfencewire, and a second tie wire arranged about said body and engageablewith the remaining portion of said reversed curve, whereby the firstmentioned tie wire may be locked in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ISEBRANDS.

Witnesses:

Loms BODUM, H. D. AYKENZ.

